Gray interiors simply lack enough black accents (too much gray). Black down the entire length of the console makes the car look much more contemporary.
Bill Robertson
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Gray interiors simply lack enough black accents (too much gray). Black down the entire length of the console makes the car look much more contemporary.
Bill Robertson
#5939
To an extent, I agree with you, however, I'd go no further than black floor mats and coin tray. I think that's sufficient.Quote:
Originally Posted by content22207
i agree that there is too much gray. I am thinking of two toning my interior black and gray
Use black construction paper to do a dry run on possible changes -- allows you to see first hand what they will look like.
Bill Robertson
#5939
Finally finished my stereo install. Looks and sounds great now but I'm sort of disappointed with the sound quality over bluetooth audio. It is good not great. Over a hard line it's great :)
Subwoofer is next, watch this space...
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Here's my gray interior with black floor mats and coin tray. I find it gives the car just enough contrast with the gray without changing too much.
Im also considering changing my HU and adding a Sub. Looking into slim subs due to lack of space in the D.Quote:
Originally Posted by jawn101
Headed to NoRoads garage this morning to see one of Travis's Deloreans (6344) back on the road after an engine rebuild, transmission rebuild, brake rebuild, new fuel system, and probably a bunch of other things I'm forgetting to mention. I'm excited to see this car one back on the road, it's been way too long. http://www.noroads.com/delorean/proj...ine/?content=5
Also hoping to change the fuel filter and install a metal door handle on mine (15500) and put the old one on (04389). Opening the drivers side door from the passenger's seat is getting old.
Pictures coming tonight.
Kirk
i like the look of the black floor mats but think it might need a little more. I have to fix my center console anyway, since the ends are curling up and was thinking of doing the whole center black. with the black knee pads. Are your DMC letters glowing on the door?
I didn't make any permanent changes or anything that would involve replacing expensive parts or altering the accuracy of a gray-interior car; despite the fact that my car was a black interior car, I now have what would've been a factory gray setup instead. The floor mats are easily removed in the event of the sale of the car and nothing I do is intended to look out-of-place or would give passers-by the idea that it wasn't stock. Even parked next to another DeLorean, people tend not to notice my changes.Quote:
Originally Posted by jfirios
The door sills, however, are a bit more obvious. They're lighted and glow a brilliant blue that I've never been able to photograph. I got them from DMCMW and, since my dome lights don't work, they're my only illumination when the doors are open.
Took her for a 200km spirited drive with the Lotus Club yesterday. Tested out the new Eibachs and Spax shocks, Handled very well, better than expected. Only hiccup was the Auto box seemed like she was slipping when shifting down unless you gave it a real hard boot. Checked when I got home that the Auto fluid was very low. Put in roughly 200ml and she shifts really nicely again. :)
I'm finished doing the door headliner.
Next will be the T-panel in Alcantara, pictures to follow.
Found a torn O-ring under the intake manifold and figured a vacuum leak there was the cause of a terrible, stumbling, missing idle that I've had for months. Replaced all six O-rings and buttoned everything back up tight as can be. Started engine and got a terrible, stumbling, missing idle, only now the engine wants to die under 900 RPM. Got a million mosquito bites, sweat all over my glasses, water all over my feet, and a headache. Said "Fuck this car" and walked away.
Farrar
Is that picture with all the wrinkles the "final" product?Quote:
Originally Posted by chef4u
Not a single thing...
I installed Ed Uding's lower control arm braces (outriggers). The install when fairly smoothly. I was able to hammer the new bolts in while pushing the old ones out. No disassembly required. I did run into a slight hitch on the drivers side. The bolt that attaches the control arm to the frame was in the wrong way. I could punch the new bolt in the limited space. So I had to cut the head off the old bolt so I could punch in the new bolt. That was kind of a pain, but other than that, fairly smooth.
I'm finally finished with the T-panel, wrapped in Alcantara fabric.
I have enough of this to cover my whole Dash and Binnacle. That would be in a later date.
Chris, the bolts should go in from the rear-side of the car, so the nuts are closest to the radiator... at least that what Ed told me. I don't think it really matters, but it sure helps installation!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris 16409
It would have been much harder to install the bolts so that the nuts were facing the radiator. Like you said, I don't think it really matters.Quote:
Originally Posted by robvanderveer
How do you mean, harder? What I did (the first time i put them on) was use one of the new bolts to drive the old one out, and then installed the other new bolt to drive the temporary bolt out. A fellow owner told me to do it like that and it works like a charm.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris 16409
Drove it to work and I'm driving it to bingo tonight. B4!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pulled the center console so I could remove the switch mounting plate. Installed my lighter LED and hot glued all the switches in except the defrost switch (that one still has original connector). Drove me nuts when the switches would move.
Need to wire up the LED and put it all back tomorrow.
Went for a drive in the foothills on the twisty roads, the trees are just starting to change color. It was a beautiful thing.
Dan
Is there a "like" button on here somewhere? :) It's a beautiful time to be a DeLorean owner. I went for one of those drives today too :)Quote:
Originally Posted by dhaney
Got my lighter LEDs wired. It looks perfect looking straight down on the lighter but looking at the side it's to bright and I see each LED. I'm going to try painting the metal part of the lighter flat black and see it that helps. I think the LEDs are reflecting off the metal.
By the way, that hot glue is not to bad to remove. You heat it up with a soldering iron and then pick it away. It also bonds very good when it's cold.
Pictures?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bitsyncmaster
2 Things
1. You really need to bring your car to DCS 2012. I want to see everything you have done to it.
2. You need to teach a seminar on LED'ing your D, and you can use my D for the demonstration :smile:
If you don't :cry:
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Originally Posted by Bitsyncmaster
Found out that I need a 5/16 Tool to access all fluids on the D. At least I now know that the Final Drive needs to be looked at as well as all the other fluid levels.
Installed the spring in the fuel pick-up hose.
Reconnected the wiring to the door light plungers only to realize my doors still don't close well enough to shut the lights off with the doors "closed". Thinking I need something extra in there to fill the gap to get them to shut off. Also realized the door buzzer doesn't shut up even after pushing in the plunger. Might be shot but didn't realize it cause once upon a time my wiper delay board wasn't plugged in. Maybe that was why!! Haha
There are a couple of different solutions to this problem. Some folks put vacuum caps on the switch plungers. A previous owner of mine glued a small square of plastic to the door, about 1/4" thick, to where the plungers contact. Either method seems effective.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonathan
Farrar
I drove my DeLorean to a video shoot tonight. Along the way, I noticed my dome light blinking erratically. I removed it to find that it had broken: one of the legs of the clear plastic part had broken, making ground contact intermittent. The "door ajar" light was on and so the courtesy lights wouldn't shut off; I pulled the fuse so that I could see out my rear-view mirror. (Drawback of my parcel shelf light mod: no off-switch. I may have to implement such a feature in the future, probably using one of two extra rocker switches I bought from DMCH a while back.)
Before I went to the video shoot, though, I had to put gas in the tank. Public Service Announcement: NEVER fill up your tank across the street from a bar with outdoor tables. The instant I opened my door, I heard:
"Heeeeeey! Marty McFlyyyyyyy! Are you goin' back to the future?"
*wolf whistle*
"Woooooooo!"
"Hey, when you get back to 1955, tell my mom and dad I love 'em!"
...and so on.
I offered no reaction, but I was thinking "Holy shit, it's the Redneck Comedy Tour." And they didn't quit. My gauge had read empty, but after putting nine gallons in I had had enough, so I split.
The engine misses like crazy but does not die, and all of my other modifications seem to be doing well. I parked the car at home with the feeling that I had accomplished something today. Along the way I got to impersonate Ozzy Osborne, so that was fun.
Farrar
Exhibited the Delorean at the Euroa Show and Shine Sunday gone.
http://i54.tinypic.com/11udowz.jpg
Won a trophy, even though I wasn't competing! :lol:
I was wondering why Coolio never called me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Farrar
Just removed all 4 tires and gave the wheel wells and good cleaning, plus gave the tires and rims some much needed attention. Wire wheeled the brake calipers and various parts. Wiped down and Armeralled to make it shine again....PRETTY......:cool1:
This was a different video shoot -- mine was for a rock band made up of evil/mad scientists: one member of the band thwarts the development of heavy metal by going back in time and giving Ozzy Osbourne a flugelhorn in 1966... unfortunately, this leads to the development of ska music as the dominant form of popular entertainment, so he tries to correct this by going further back in time, where he gives Little Richard a trombone... and hilarity ensues.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevedmc
Farrar
Sounds like Consortium of Genius to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Farrar
Yup. They even have a (VERY) rough cut of the first part of the video up. The most impressive thing to me is that they had me park the car in front of a giant blue tarp, and simply used that video plus a picture from Google Maps to put the car into Birmingham, UK, 1966! The band sure is going to a lot of effort for a single show... but as a lark, it's pretty funny.Quote:
Originally Posted by stevedmc
Farrar
I put in my K&N filter and cold air intake hose and took her for a spin, results as follows:
The car has a lot more horsepower
The graining on the stainless is now perfect
The glass is clearer
I have 15% more tread on my tires now
my horns are louder...
OK, maybe not. It might have a little more power lower in the rpm range - hard to say. It does idle a bit smoother (I have DMCCA cams so it was a bit lopey before, it is smoother now). Certainly no ill effects - I'm happy. BTW - the "old filter" was DMCH NOS and about 2 months old.
Waiting now for my Stage 1 Exhaust... I kind of expect it all to spell mother at that point.
Not sure what to call it then BTW - it will have taller cams, cold air intake and K&N filter, fresh coil and O2, and stage 1 exhaust. No port and polish however. I know I won't be getting a Stage II tag in the mail for my trouble - but it's closer to that than anything else at that point. I was thinking "Level 2" or "Mark 2" or even "Gen-2" (GEN II is taken, as some of you will recall) - but in memory of Wernher von Braun I'm leaning toward calling it a V-2 Engine...
Tom
I think you should call it a "double flap engine."
Farrar